Released on Van Halen's 1984 - released that same year - Jump became the band's sole number 1 hit on the US Billboard 100.

Eddie was lauded for the speed, fluidity, and melodicism of his playing, as well as the two-handed tapping technique he perfected. The guitarist and his brother, drummer Alex Van Halen, led their ...

Long before Van Halen were famous, Kiss bass guitar player Gene Simmons played a role in their story. By the mid 1970s, Van Halen had landed a regular performance spot at Gazzarri’s on the Sunset ...

Few people are lucky enough to meet their idols, and even fewer get the distinct displeasure of realizing that those idols are copying them—but Eddie Van Halen managed to experience both. Before the ...